The Novice Protection Period Is About to Expire

Diancie set down the tray it had casually made, pulled over another wooden chair, and sat down. It nodded in agreement. "It is time to leave. These past few days of special training have brought everyone remarkable improvement."

Zeraora had successfully broken through to Late Professional Level during its training with Incineroar. Under the effects of Intertwined Power, which operated on Current Propulsion as its foundation, its speed had become something even ordinary Gym Level Pokémon could not reach.

Though it was still rather random, Incineroar could occasionally use the power brought by that mysterious magnetic field. Metagross was only a step away from breaking through to Gym Level, the other Pokémon had also consolidated their foundations, and Leafeon had learned from Florges how to care for flowers and plants, along with the necessary precautions.

Everyone had lived fulfilling days during these five days in Viridian Forest.

At that moment, Su Hao happened to glance at his phone. The date, February 10, entered his view, and it suddenly left him feeling sentimental. "In another four days, it'll be the day to receive Starter Pokémon. It was around this time last year that we met."

Though he had used a tiny bit of cheating back then.

Su Hao was rather glad that he had not rashly chosen a Poké Ball from the Dragon-type or Fire-type Pokémon rooms based on the information he had obtained in advance. Otherwise, he would not have met Diancie when it had still been a Carbink.

Diancie froze as memories surged into its mind. To it, that day of their meeting seemed as though it had been decorated with candy, its memories filled with happiness.

Nearly a year had passed without them realizing it. Looking back now, it had grown from a Carbink that seemed somewhat innocent